Representation - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Apr 2023
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Tech

experience and resources, I could support tech-centric underrepresented founders in building and scaling their ventures and establishing themselves as pillars within their respective communities. Ideally, this would have a cascading positive impact on STEM View Details

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Sustainable Investing - Course Catalog

course, designed to build on skills introduced in the RC finance course, but with an emphasis on how investors should incorporate what have traditionally been considered “non-financial” criteria in their decisions: for example, climate risk, environmental... View Details

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Four Ways to Make The Most of Your Company Events - Recruiting

Detail your company’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, and belonging. Diverse representation in recruiting helps candidates picture how they could comfortably bring their authentic selves and thrive in their work environment Collect... View Details

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Data: The Ever-Expanding Frontier - Race, Gender & Equity

attributes that you care about; and what you are trying to do with the dataset.” James Mickens Read the Transcript To many, data is assumed to be value neutral . It’s interpreted as the purest, logical representation of perceivable... View Details

16 Sep 2020
Blog Post

Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part

placed on inclusion. “Diverse hires are often junior hires and the people rising through the firm and reaching management levels are not the diverse candidates. Representation and mentorship therefore matter so that someone can look... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

10 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

The Legacy of Boaty McBoatface: Beware of Customers Who Vote

categories: representation, consistency, and non-suppression. Representation refers to the fact that if customers are given input into a product choice, they expect it to count as much as—if not more than—the company’s own input. In one... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising

02 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Mapping Your Corporate Strategy

business leaders. Martha Lagace: Why should companies learn more about the benefits of strategy maps? What could companies be doing better than they are now? Robert S. Kaplan: A strategy map provides a visual representation of the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

26 Nov 2019
Blog Post

Black Excellence: AASU’s 2019 Fall Retreat in Review

professional lives. The weekend concluded in a themed celebration called "School Daze," where members wore their undergraduate college and university gear - a visible representation of the diversity within the community. “At the... View Details

07 Sep 2021
News

One Degree of Difference

to changing,” he says. The organization’s mission, to elevate the standard of care for families and women, applies equally to its partners and clients but also starts from within. That focus on representation also leads to stronger... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

25 Jan 2016
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Helping Young African Managers Find Their Way Home

supporting business school applications, helping improve representation of Africans in business school,” Igun says. “When we started the MBA mentorship program, the first year it was just us and our friends doing the mentoring. We have... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

03 May 2021
What Do You Think?

Where Does CEO Activism Go From Here?

issues of voting rights, or gun safety, or immigration, or climate change, or others being debated in state legislatures across the country. It is instead about CEO representation on such matters. When they identify with their... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

18 Aug 2021
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Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

HBS Alumni podcast, ICV Partners cofounder Willie Woods (MBA 1993) discusses what companies can do to improve Black representation in their ranks. “The approach I'm talking about is a team,” Woods tells Skydeck contributing host Chitra... View Details

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Privacy - HBS Working Knowledge

you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems. We do so by using secure technology, privacy protection controls, and restrictions on employee access, however, we make no View Details

15 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 15

Political Representation and Crime in India Authors:Lakshmi Iyer, Anandi Mani, Prachi Mishra, and Petia Topalova Abstract Using state-level variation in the timing of political reforms, we find that an increase in female View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019

is that women’s thin representation at senior levels remains in place. We conclude by highlighting contributions to work-family, workplace inequality, and systems-psychodynamic theory. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

14 Aug 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

Eight studies demonstrate that when firms empower consumers to vote, consumers infer a series of implicit promises—even in the absence of explicit promises. We identify three implicit promises to which consumers react negatively when violated: View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Instagram Takeover Policy | About

representation of HBS, and we want you to be yourself. As a contributor you’re representing HBS to current/prospective students, staff, faculty, parents, and alumni. Keep it real but be responsible. ___ Let us know if anything comes up.... View Details

05 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Our Godrej Site Visit

leads amongst its peers with environmental initiatives ranging from water conservation, energy use reduction, and “Good & Green” brands. Moreover, Joshi emphasized Godrej’s mangroves as a representation of how Godrej regards the... View Details

23 Sep 2020
News

Alumni Consider Election Reform; Clubs Explore Parenting by Case Method

Gridlock and Save Our Democracy. The mission of Reform Elections Now is to facilitate election reform through education and engagement, with practical solutions that will enhance informed discourse, increase voter participation and motivate better View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

12 Apr 2018
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Reading Between the Lines: How to Spot the Skills You Need Among the Resumes You Get

representation of what people have done,” but believes there’s merit to examining a candidate’s record more closely. “You don’t just want to know if this person has a particular skill you need, but if they have skills similar enough to be... View Details